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Par Parnell Hall. 1997
Cranston Pritchert, a new client of New York PI Stanley Hastings, claims his partners set him up to lose control…
of an investment firm by having a woman get him drunk in a bar. When Hastings uncovers evidence that Pritchert himself arranged for the woman's involvement, the investigator begins to suspect that he, too, is being duped. Strong languageThe ladies' man: a novel
Par Elinor Lipman. 1999
At fifty-three, Adele Dobbin lives with her two sisters. Decades earlier, Adele's fiancé, Harvey Nash, left town the night of…
their engagement party. Now womanizing Harvey has returned to Boston, throwing the sisters' lives into a tailspin. Strong language and some descriptions of sexStranded in Harmony
Par Barbara Shoup. 1997
Despite being captain of the football team with a cheerleader girlfriend, high school senior Lucas Cantrell is disillusioned with his…
staid life in Harmony, Indiana. Lucas wishes he could have grown up during the turbulent 1960s until an eccentric cabin-bound relative and a woman with a radical past teach him the value of living in the present. For junior and senior high readersEarth
Par Larry Brimner. 1998
Basic facts about the planet. Contrasts ancient people's ideas about Earth with what modern scientists think. Describes the Earth's physical…
characteristics, its place in the solar system, and its satellite, the Moon. For grades 3-6My Louisiana sky (Major And Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide To Ser.)
Par Kimberly Holt. 1998
Louisiana, 1950s. Twelve-year-old Tiger Ann Parker begins to feel embarrassed in front of the other kids about the "slowness" of…
her parents. Her grandmother is the one who keeps the family intact. After Granny dies, Tiger has a chance to move to the city with her sophisticated aunt, but she is reluctant to abandon the parents who love her. For grades 6-9When a friend dies: a book for teens about grieving & healing
Par Marilyn Gootman. 1994
Advice for handling grief, anger, guilt, and depression after a friend's death. Topics are covered in a question-and-answer format. Includes…
quotations from teens whose friends have died, as well as from writers, philosophers, and public figures whose words can serve as guideposts. For junior and senior high readersBlowing on the changes: the art of the jazz horn players (Art of jazz)
Par Leslie Gourse. 1997
Discusses the development of jazz from the 1900s to the 1990s. Gourse relates the story of Louis "Pops" Armstrong's rise…
to fame and his influence on the world of jazz. She also covers many other well-known horn players, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, and Wynton Marsalis. For junior and senior high readersBuilding storage stuff: 25 plans & projects to help put things in their place
Par Richard Freudenberger. 1997
Don't die, my love
Par Lurlene McDaniel. 1995
High school juniors Julie and Luke have known each other for years and are in love. Luke is the star…
football player and Julie's father is his coach. Julie is waiting to see where Luke gets a football scholarship so she can apply to the same school. Then Luke is diagnosed with cancer. For junior and senior high readersSlow motion: a true story
Par Dani Shapiro. 1998
The author describes dropping out of college to become the mistress of her roommate's wealthy stepfather and turning her life…
around a few years later after her parents are in a serious accident. Shapiro stops drinking, leaves her lover, and returns to school at Sarah Lawrence to become a writer. Strong language and some descriptions of sexPure drivel
Par Steve Martin. 1998
Collection of humorous essays (many first published in the New Yorker) by comedian, actor, and screenwriter Martin. Topics include memory…
loss, drug side effects, and the number of movie stars who are secretly Nobel prize-worthy scientists. BestsellerWhat's the deal?: Jefferson, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase
Par Rhoda Blumberg. 1998
Provides historical background of the United States's purchase of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803. Discusses the negotiations by…
Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon, political implications for Spain and Britain, possibilities of war, and the young nation's actual acquisition of the vast area. For grades 5-8Mary on horseback: three mountain stories
Par Rosemary Wells. 1998
Three accounts of medical care for poor families in 1920s and 1930s Appalachia. A trained nurse rides horseback to reach…
isolated cabins, where she sets a broken leg, gives typhoid shots, and mends a child's broken heart. Contains a biographical sketch of Mary Breckinridge, founder of the Frontier Nursing Service. For grades 3-6Aromatherapy: the complete guide to plant and flower essences for health and beauty
Par Danièle Ryman. 1991
A therapist discusses the benefits of plants and essential oils for therapeutic purposes. An alphabetical listing of these substances describes…
their characteristics and appropriate uses. Followed by a list of ailments suggesting treatments and referring back to specific names in the main list. Some recipes includedBog bodies
Par Janet Buell. 1997
Describes how in 1984 a British archaeologist discovered the two-thousand-year-old Lindow Man buried in peat. Explains that bodies preserved in…
bogs are like time travelers from past civilizations that scientists study to learn about the circumstances of life and death before written records. For grades 5-8Hope valley war
Par Brock Thoene. 1997
After nine years on the trail, John Thornton returns to the Utah territory in 1858 to face a grim situation.…
His brother Lucky has been lynched, Lucky's widow is hiding out, and another brother is in jail. As he struggles to sort things out, John himself becomes a target of the conspiracy that led to the murderAfterwards, you're a genius: faith, medicine, and the metaphysics of healing
Par Chip Brown. 1998
A prize-winning journalist's investigation into the alternative medicine movement. After a series of consultations with a psychic and various hands-on…
practitioners, Brown presents historical evidence about healing the spirit to cure physical ailments. Offers good-humored insights into the mind-body connectionStarting out in the evening: a novel
Par Brian Morton. 1998
Elderly, widowed Leonard Schiller is a worn-out New York novelist who spends his days crafting his final book. Then a…
nubile graduate student picks Schiller as the subject for her thesis and reinvigorates his staid life by helping him rediscover the fire of his youth. Strong languageVilla numéro 2: roman
Par Danielle Steel. 2009
"Mère et épouse dévouée, Tanya Harris est aussi écrivain à ses heures perdues. Par une belle matinée de juillet, un…
appel téléphonique bouleverse le cours paisible de son existence. Son agent lui annonce une nouvelle extraordinaire : un célèbre producteur souhaite qu'elle écrive le scénario de son prochain film. L'occasion est unique, mais obligerait Tanya à passer une partie de la semaine à Hollywood, loin de sa famille. Déchirée entre son amour pour les siens et le désir de réaliser son fève, Tanya accepte finalement de saisir la chance de sa vie. Installée au Beverly Hills Hotel, un palace somptueux, elle côtoie les célébrités et est rapidement happée par l'univers trépidant du cinéma. Mais, en s'éloignant de sa famille, Tanya risque de payer le prix fort. D'autant qu'à Hollywood les tentations sont nombreuses. A travers le destin incroyable d'une femme au foyer devenue scénariste de renom, Danielle Steel nous ouvre les portes de la capitale mondiale du rêve, étourdissant tourbillon de génie, de paillettes, d'espoir et d'illusions". -- 4e de couvHelen Keller: humanitarian
Par Lois Nicholson. 1996
Biography of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf at nineteen months as a result of illness. Covers her birth…
in 1880 through her death in 1968. Describes her education under her private teacher Anne Sullivan, her formal schooling, and her career. Includes an introduction by Jerry Lewis. For junior and senior high readers